Full-time Lead Peer Support Specialist
Required skills
- diverse population
- professional communication
- word processing
- computer operations
- telephone systems
- trauma-informed environment
- Sanctuary commitments
- Social Responsibility
- Emotional Intelligence
- Social Learning
Role summary
St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers is seeking a Full-time Lead Peer Support Specialist for their Malone Outpatient Clinic. This role involves providing peer support services to individuals considering or engaged in treatment, as well as post-discharge support. Responsibilities include developing recovery plans, raising awareness of support services, modeling coping skills, assisting with benefits applications, accompanying clients to appointments, providing non-clinical crisis support, and educating participants on recovery modes and medication-assisted treatment. The position requires a High School diploma or HSE, CRPA/CRPA-P Certification, experience with diverse populations, and proficiency in computer operations and communication. The role operates within a trauma-informed environment.
St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers
Location: Malone Outpatient Clinic - Malone, NY
Position: Full-time Lead Peer Support Specialist
Shift/Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Pay Range: $20.00/hour to $22.00/hour
Position Summary: Peer support services are defined as "services for the purpose of outreach for engaging an individual to consider entering treatment, reinforcing current patients’ engagement in treatment and connecting patients to community-based recovery supports consistent with treatment/recovery and discharge plans."
Education and Training: High School diploma or NYSED approved High School Equivalency (HSE)and CRPA/CRPA-P Certification.
Experience and Work Knowledge: Experience working with diverse population and outside community sources. Detail oriented with professional communication skills. Proficient in word processing/computer operations and telephone systems.
Physical Demands: No extraordinary physical demands
Special Considerations: Work within a trauma-informed environment. Adhere to Sanctuary commitments. Commitment to Social Responsibility, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Open Communication, Democracy, Nonviolence and Growth and Change performing the job duties.
Essential Duties:
- Engaging with an individual considering entering treatment.
- Engaging a client to attend treatment or other healthcare services.
- Engaging an individual in continuing care services post-discharge.
- Developing recovery plans.
- Raising awareness of existing social and other support services.
- Modeling coping skills.
- Assisting with applying for benefits.
- Accompanying clients to court appearances and medical or other appointments.
- Providing non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration.
- Working with participants to identify strengths.
- Linking participants to formal recovery supports.
- Educating program participants about various modes of recovery.
- Travel training – to use public transportation independently.
- Education and support on the use of medication assisted treatment.
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